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Household of Joseph Kershaw (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Joseph Kershaw and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Kershaw, born in 1837 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Hannah Kershaw, born in 1837 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1862 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England), Mary Hannah (born 1865 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England), Samuel (born 1869 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England) and Alice A (born 1860 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Elizabeth Ann, born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Son In Law, Samuel Taylor, born in 1860 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Kershaw's household

Male

Joseph

Kershaw

Head
Female

Hannah

Kershaw

Wife
Male

James

Kershaw

Son
Female

Mary Hannah

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Kershaw

Son
Female

Alice A

Taylor

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Taylor

Son In Law
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Taylor

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Kershaw

Head

Married

44

1837

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Kershaw

Wife

Married

44

1837

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

James

Kershaw

Son

Single

19

1862

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Mary Hannah

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Kershaw

Son

Single

12

1869

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Alice A

Taylor

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Taylor

Son In Law

Married

21

1860

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Taylor

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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